Monday, January 16, 2012

Grapefruit Brûlée

I was in the mood for something healthy but since it was Sunday, something a little bit decadent. When I saw this recipe featured on Bon Appétit's website I couldn't stop thinking about it. I enjoy eating grapefruit as a mid-morning snack, even more so since I recently bought myself a grapefruit spoon. Grapefruit is also a super food, and this month we're all about the super foods!!

This old-school breakfast treat is delicious and smells heavenly. I tried this first using splenda's brown sugar, but I think that regular sugar is worth the splurge! IF I had a culinary kitchen torch, I would use that. But who really has one of those? Broiling worked great. It doesn't though give that dark crystallized layer as in other brûlée type of things. But overall I still think this would be an excellent yet surprising breakfast item to serve overnight guests. I would serve this as the perfect dessert to a farm fresh egg white omelet!

Ingredientsserves 2

1grapefruit, halved crosswise2tbspsugar (use raw sugar is you have it)

Method

Preheat broiler. Place grapefruit, cut side down, on paper towels to dry for 5 minutes. Invert grapefruit and sprinkle 1 Tbsp. sugar evenly over exposed flesh of each grapefruit half.

Transfer grapefruit, cut side up, to a rimmed baking sheet lined with foil. Broil grapefruit, but watch it closely so it doesn't burn. Broil until the sugar is melted, about 8 minutes. Let grapefruit cool before serving. Bon Appétit!

5 comments:

This sounds yummy. I love grapefruit. When I was much younger I always put sugar on my grapefruit. Now I just eat it straight. I'm going to give this method a try. Sure it really sweetens the grapefruit. Thanks for sharing.

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